Hove Park Railway - COVID-19/Coronavirus
Information for visitors.

We are pleased to announce that dates for out 2021 season have been announced. Please see the announcement below or click the below button to view these dates

2021 running dates

Please see our Facebook page for the most uptodate information regarding the reopening of the railway for our 2021 season.

HPR FACEBOOK PAGE

UPDATE TUESDAY 13th JULY 2021:

Hi All,
Great news, following yesterday’s Government announcement we have decided to reinstate our 24th July track day!
Please see the message below for more information!
🚂🚂🚂
 

The news that we have all been waiting for has finally been delivered! With the lifting of all social distancing as and from Monday 19th July, 2021, we will be able to open the Hove Park Miniature Railway to the public on Saturday 24th July from 2 pm until 5 pm.

Dates for the rest of the season until the end of October are as published on this website.

 

It will be great to welcome our fans back again but please bear with us as it is 21 months since we last had public riders and we expect to be busy. If the railway is busy, please have patience as we can only take small numbers at a time. Also, please note that we currently can only take cash for rides. We do not have card facilities, so please visit the ATM beforehand!!

 

We will maintain hand hygiene and sanitising of riding cars and, as far as possible, ensure that small family groups can ride together.

We would also ask that our customers remember that, whilst we have some normality now, Covid-19 is still very much around and that we should ensure the safety of ourselves and others.

 

Thank You.

HPR.

UPDATE FRIDAY 2nd APRIL 2021:

Hi all,
Please see the below notice regarding PROVISIONAL dates for the rest of our 2021 season!👇👇👇
MONDAY 30th AUGUST is planned to be our 70th anniversary special. Please stay tuned for more info regarding this!
We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible!🤩🤩
HPR.🚂
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If the Government relaxes the restrictions about social distancing later in the summer, then the miniature railway will be able to re-open for public service.

In anticipation of that happening, we are making plans to re-open on Saturday 10th July at 2 pm.

Assuming that we will be able to continue then, on the following dates, we will also be open.

Sat. 24th July;  Sat, 7th & 21st August;  Mon, 30th August; Sat, 11th & 25th September and Sat, 9th & 23rd October.

Please note that our public operation on these dates is solely dependent on the Government’s relaxation of the social distancing requirements. If this restriction remains in force, we will be unable to re-open.

Thank you all for your continued support and your patience.

Mick Funnell, Chairman, & the committee, B&HSMLE.

 

 

UPDATE WEDNESDAY 3rd MARCH 2021:

Please see the below update from our chairman:

The Government has announced its ‘Road Map’ out of lockdown and its plan to ease restrictions later in the year, providing the vaccination programme and Covid infection rate data meet the requirements. 
At last, we may be able to announce dates on which the miniature railway could re-open to the public. However, I must stress that this will only happen if we are permitted under the Government guidelines at the time.  We are being told that there may be a complete relaxation of the restrictions on 21st June 2021. If this proves to be the case, then we will be able to re-open the railway in the first week or two of July. We can then publish dates from July through to the end of October.
We are all hoping that we can salvage something of our 70th anniversary year and get back to operating the railway before much longer but again, I stress that it will only happen if the Government restrictions are lifted.
 
Thank you all for your continued patience.
Mick Funnell. Chairman.

UPDATE FRIDAY 8TH JANUARY 2021:

Please see the below update from Hove Park Railway.
 
Hi all,
During these difficult times, while we are unable to operate the railway, we appreciate any help from members of the public should they become aware of any unusual activity or damage caused to our railway, especially the huts or track. Please contact us via our Facebook page or our website.
All members who attend the site will have a name badge or membership card to confirm who they are. Thank you for your help….
Regards, HRP 🚂

UPDATE MONDAY 19th OCTOBER 2020:

Please see the below update from our chairman:

As Chairman, it gives me no pleasure at all to say that we are now at the end of what would have been the 2020 season of public operation of our miniature railway without having been able to open. It is a matter of great regret that we find ourselves in this situation, but as you know and understand, it is beyond our control.

Despite this loss of income, I wish to re-assure our friends and regular riders that the Hove Park Miniature Railway is NOT at any risk of permanent closure.  The B&HSMLE, which owns and operates the HPR, is planning the programme of public open days for 2021 which will be our 70th year of operation in Hove Park. We have occupied part of the site in Hove Park since 1951. We sincerely hope that we will be able to run as normal next year.

Assuming that a further lockdown does not prevent us, and you take your exercise in Hove Park, you may see club members at the track site on a Saturday. We need to maintain the track and equipment to keep it in useable condition. Please do come and have a chat over the fence while keeping the necessary 2 metre distance. We will be happy to keep you updated.

We have had a booklet printed which outlines the history of the B&HSMLE and the miniature railway. Priced at £3, all money will go to club funds. There are stocks of these at our Hove Park HQ, so if you feel that you would like one, please talk to one of our members when you are passing.

Also, could I ask you to respect our railway site and not enter the area which is fenced off. This is for safety reasons. Thank you.

On behalf of the B&HSMLE and all of its members, I would like to thank you all for your continued support and understanding  in these difficult times and we look forward to welcoming you all back as soon as we are able.

Our grateful thanks go also to the local council parks and gardens workforce who maintain the area around the HPR.

 

Mick Funnell.

Chairman

UPDATE FRIDAY 11th SEPTEMBER 2020:

Hi all! Another quick update from us. Following the Governments announcement yesterday regarding that groups with more than six attendees will now be illegal, pretty much puts the final nail in the coffin for any chance that we will be able to open at all this year. Although it was unlikely, we still held out some hope that the last open day of the season might be able to go ahead if restrictions continued to ease, this has now scuppered that idea. We aplogise that we haven’t been able to open at all this year, we’re as annoyed about as you. However, 2021 is our 70th anniversary year so we have a few special events planned to mark the occasion. Stay tuned! All remaining events posted will now be CANCELLED. We aplogise for any inconvenience caused.
 
You may still see a couple of members working on the railway at weekends, feel free to say “hello” and have a chat if you do!
 
Regards,
HPR🚂

UPDATE SATURDAY 18th JULY 2020:

Hi All!

Hope you’re all keeping well! Just a general update to keep you all in the loop. At the moment our decision still stands to cancel ALL running days for the rest of this season (Until October). This is due to it being very difficult for us to implement proper social distancing within our small space and the park in general, especially as we use part of the public path as out queue. We also have problems with being able to rely on having enough members present to be able to operate the railway safely as many are still self isolating/ shielding or are unavailable. We are looking for a provisional opeining for our 2021 season somtime in March for our 70th Anniversary! More information will be given nearer the time! We are missing opearating the railway as much as you are missing having rides!

You may have noticed that we are refraining from removing the open days from our Facebook page and website until a week or two before the planned event, this is just incase anything changes are we are able to open again.

We hope to see you all again very soon! We are also very sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Best regards, HPR.

UPDATE SATURDAY 30th MAY 2020:

Please see the message below from our Chariman regarding the temporary closure of the railway during the pandemic.

“Despite some slight easing of restrictions, we are unlikely to  be anything like ‘back to normal’ for some time to come.  The Hove Park Miniature Railway is unlikely to re-open to the general public for rides for the remainder of the 2020 season. It would be impossible to maintain social distancing on our small trains.

However, I wish to re-assure our friends and regular riders that the Hove Park Miniature Railway is NOT at any risk of permanent closure.  The B&HSMLE, which owns and operates the HPR, is confident that we will weather the storm.  We have occupied part of the site in Hove Park since 1951, so we are looking to celebrate our 70th birthday in 2021. If we are unable to open this year, we will make up for it next year!!

 As lockdown has eased a little and you take your exercise in Hove Park, you may see club members at the track site. We need to maintain the track and equipment to keep it in useable condition. Please do come and have a chat over the fence while keeping the necessary 2 metre distance. We will be happy to keep you updated.

Would you also respect our railway site and not enter the area which is fenced off.

On behalf of the B&HSMLE and all of its members, I would like to thank you all for your continued support and understanding  in these difficult times and we look forward to welcoming you all back as soon as we are able.

Our grateful thanks go also to the local council parks and gardens workforce who maintain the area around the HPR.

 

Stay safe.

Mick Funnell, Chairman B&HSMLE.”

UPDATE MONDAY 30th MARCH 2020:

Dear all,

We hope you are all well. In light of the Prime Ministers lockdown announcement early last week, (23rd March) the decision as to when we re-open the railway has now been taken out of our hands. We will keep a close eye on the news for any updates, however it is thought that this lockdown *could* last until June, however, no one knows for sure yet. Below is the message that will be posted on our Facebook page soon.

Take care all, 

Best regards, HPR.

“Hi all, hope you are well. Just a reminder that we will NOT be open today as originally advertised. For the time being ALL public operations have been suspended until the current situation improves. The decision as to when we re-open has now been taken out of our hands. As soon as we are permitted to, we will. Please keep checking our Facebook page and our website for the latest updates/ information. Thank you all for your understanding. Best regards, HPR 🚂””“

UPDATE THURSDAY 19th MARCH 2020:                UPDATE FROM OUR FACEBOOK PAGE

“Dear all,
 
Following last night’s annoucement from the Government regarding School closures, we have made the extremely difficult decision to suspend all public operations until further notice.
We have duty of care to all who visit our little railway and our members – health and wellbeing is of upmost importance.
 
Any updates regarding this difficult time can be found either here on our Facebook page or on our website.
www.hoveparkrailway.com/coronavirus
 
We are extremely sorry for any inconvenience caused.
 
HPR.”

UPDATE MONDAY 16th MARCH 2020:

“At the moment all of our running days are still planned to be going ahead, however, we will be following the Government’s and Public Heath England’s advice on Coronavirus. This means that if the current situation changes, running days could be cancelled at short notice. If this is the case, messages will be posted on our social media so journeys are not wasted.

Where track days do go ahead (hopefully all of them!) Extra precautions will be taken, especially with regards to the sanitising of the passenger cars.

At the moment none of our members are reporting any symptoms of the virus, if they are they will be advised not to attend the railway until they are better.
We would like to remind everyone that if you feel unwell it is important that you DO NOT attend the railway until you are fully better. There will always be another running day that you can attend.

We would also like to remind you to wash your hands if possible before visiting the railway and definitely after visiting. This is due to surfaces being dirty and multiple surfaces that will have been touched by others.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us, either by sending us a Facebook message or by filling out the contact form that can be found on our website”

As soon as we are permitted to open again we will.  A list of dates can be found here.
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